Abstract
Occupational injuries and safety management at the workplace are among the crucial issues
of the developing countries. This study develops index value trends of occupational injuries of
internal migrant workers for different characteristics. It used twelve waves of the national
representative dataset, Labour Force Survey (LFS), from 2001-02 to 2017-18 for the analysis.
The research findings suggest that migrant workers in the labor markets of Pakistan face an
ample burden of occupational injuries. Male migrants are more vulnerable to occupational
injuries compared to their female counterparts. Similarly, those who migrate to rural areas
are more likely to suffer from occupational injuries than those whose destination is urban.
Higher education and on-job trainings are likely to reduce the burden of occupational injuries
among internal migrants. The analysis calls for the development of synergies among worker's
education, on-job training, and safety management at the workplace. This is the first study
with an extensive dataset range to analyze the level and trends of occupational injuries and
safety management of internal migrants in Pakistan. The study suggests the implementation of
existing laws and legislation of new health policies to cope up with the challenges of
occupational injuries of migrants.
Muhammad Umair, Lubna Naz. (2019) Occupational Health Injuries and Safety Management among Internal Migrant Workers in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects, Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Volume-17, Issue-2.
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